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Ballmer on Yahoo Search Deal: “Blah, Blah, Blah”
Ballmer on Yahoo Search Deal: “Blah, Blah, Blah”
Yahoo investors were supposedly excited about Microsoft's continued interest in their company yesterday. But before you go nuts, check out what Steve Ballmer actually said to Wall Street at his annual analysts presentation.
Getting our house in order
ycorpblog.com — A month and a half in the saddle and today I have the perfect excuse to get... blogging. I’ve been on a whirlwind tour for the last six weeks, talking with everybody from executive leaders to the guys who configured my laptop. I’ve been in student ... (more) Getting our house in order
Connected Life Head Marco Boerries To Leave Yahoo
Connected Life Head Marco Boerries To Leave Yahoo
kara.allthingsd.com — Yahoo’s top mobile exec Marco Boerries is departing Yahoo, according to an internal email obtained by BoomTown... that he sent to sent to some staffers on Sunday. I have also confirmed Boerries’ departure with company insiders familiar ... (more) Connected Life Head Marco Boerries To Leave Yahoo
New Yahoo Management Structure: The Entire Memo
kara.allthingsd.com — Along with Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz’s external email today, the company also outlined the new structure in... another memo. It’s pretty much what BoomTown has been reporting all week. CTO Ari Balogh gets a lot of stuff, and so does U.S. head ... (more) New Yahoo Management Structure: The Entire Memo
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First Bytes: Obama, Twittering Congress, U.S. Innovation
Tech Observer — ... innovation, the competitive edge of the United States economy has eroded sharply over the last decade, according to a new study by a nonpartisan research group. [New York Times] Google wants to assist the European Commission in proving antitrust charges against Microsoft related to the company's dominance of the Web browser market. [CNet News] Did Steve Ballmer "yada yada yada" over the best parts of the Microsoft-Yahoo search deal discussion yesterday? [All Things Digital] by Joan R. MageeRelated Links Top Tech Policy ...

Buying Spree, The Sequel: Why Not IBM/Sun, Google/Twitter, Microsoft/Anyone?
BoomTown — ... But, of course, once again this week, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said he was interested (sort of, but not), while Yahoo’s CFO Blake Jorgensen said Yahoo was too (sort of, but not) ...

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